Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-29
A Fearful cyclone Southwark.


A special from Cove. Polk county. re-
ports that a destructive cyclone visited
Armstrong Academy, Ind T., Fort Michi-
Ia and Green, causing great destruction OF
property and loss OF life. The following are
the casualties as far as known:
killed-Freneh Adams, Q. 5. A, Wiehi-
ia; A. b. 2. Lincoln, Wichita; Henderson
Jack, Green; Peter Reson, Green; two chill
dren, names unknown.
Representatives, Covington, Armstrong
academy, both legs broken; Henry Wait,
Wichita academy, arm and leg broken;
Mrs. Wait, Wichita, arm broken. The cy-
clone travelled at the rate OF about q mile
a minute. In an instant after it struck
the earth hall the houses in Fort Wichita
were in ruins. Light outhouses and dwell
ings were picked up and converted into
kindling wood by the fury of the wind.
II. II. Henshaw was appointed by May.
or Roche of Chicago chief OF detectives, and
win at once proceed to recognize the detect
i've branch OF the Chicago police depart
ment, with a view, it is said, OF making it
more efficient thar any heretofore known
in America. Henshaw is about forty.ive
years old.
TIL hotel at Baraza, Mich, was entirely
destroyed by fire. The remains OF q man
were found in the ruins. supposed to be
those OF a lumberman named John Ben
nett.
Right Rev. James Joseph Carberry,
Catholic bishop OF the diocese Of Hamilton,
Ont, lie dead.
The last spike is driven, making an all
rail route from Portland to San Francisco.
There are rumors that Maj. Anderson OF
Iowa, late Democratic candidate for gov.
ernor, is to be appointed to the supreme
bench OF Wyoming territory, He has
been here in conference with the president.
The following nominations OF postmas-
ters were sent to the senate: e. Kennedy,
Mortified, Mimi; William Lee, st. Paul.
Mimi; William IL Lehman, Hurley, Wis;
Felix G. Bennett, Monroe, Wis; Suel ].
Spaulding, ~Indianola, Iowa.; L. W. Coon,
Independence. Iowa; Tallyrand E. Bron,
Grafton, Oak.
Representative 0'DonnelI OF Michigan,
who originally introduced the bill to PEN
sion the widow and children of Lieut..
Henry 5. Harrington, who was killed with
Gen. Custer, has succeeded in having the
name Of the widow restored to the pension
roll. Upon Mr.. 0'Donnell's representa-
tions, the pension office will proceed to
pay the pension to her, il she Is sane, or to
a commission il she is found to be OF un-
sound mind.
Stephen II. DeWoli, whom the president
will nominate to be associate Justice of the
supreme court OF Montana, is a resident
and leadi gattorney OF Butte City. He is
about ~forty-seven years OF age and has
been a resident OF Montana about twelve
years. He has during that time served
several terms in the legislature.
A decision was rendered by the United
States supreme court in the case OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
against Richard Mares, brought here by a
writ OF error to the supreme court oil Da-
kota. This IS an appeal from n Judgment
awarding $4,000 damages to Richard
Mares, a brakeman in the employ of the
Northern Pacific, who lost both legs in an
accident caused, 1t was alleged, by the care
l~essness and iocompetency of a switching
engineer, who was also employed by the
railroad company. This court after a
careful review OF the whole record, is OF
! opinion that it abundanHy and satisiac-
torily appears that the case was submitted
TO the jury upon the charge OF the court
below fairly and with an accurate state
meut oil the Law applicable to the relations
between the parties. There being no error
in the record, the judgment is affirmed.
Rev. McConochie. rector OF st. Peters
London docks. died recently. He was one
oil the most prominent ritualists in the
established church, and had been imprison-
ed various times Tor his practices by the
ecclesiastical court. I
The Freissinige Zeitung. OF Berlin, in an
article believed to have been prompted by
Prof.. Yirchow. saws thai the cicatrisation
in the crown princes throat is q most ia.
yorable symptom, indicating that the az.
lection 10 not cancerous.
The two reports handed to the president
by the majority and minority OF the Pacif-
10 railwsy investigating commission are
still in his hands. and there is reason to
believe that when they are finally sent to
congress they win be accompanied by some
observations from the president himself.